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By cgfi on February 28th, 2008

IFIC video – “What’s for Lunch?

This short YouTube friendly video addresses consumer concerns about food choice from the International Food Information Council Foundation(IFIC). This humorous and entertaining look at how food is grown and produced is aimed at those who are uncertain about the differences between organic, biotechnology and conventional food production methods. Narrated by an improv comic, and featuring interviews [...]

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By admin on February 28th, 2008

“What’s for Lunch?” Video from IFIC Addresses Consumer Concerns About School Lunch Choices

International Food Information Council Foundation posts humorous school lunch video in popular You Tube space.
Washington, DC (PRWEB) February 19, 2008 — Introducing “What’s for Lunch?,” a short YouTube friendly video that addresses consumer concerns about food choice from the International Food Information Council Foundation(IFIC). This humorous and entertaining look at how food is grown and [...]

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By cgfi on April 29th, 2005

Meeting The Needs Of A Hungrey World—What Role Does Biotechnology Play?

Alex Avery
The short and the sweet of it is that the world is in the midst of the largest increase in global food demand in human history. At least a doubling of food demand will unfold in the next 30-40 years, primarily as a result of economic growth in Asia, but also in Eastern Europe [...]

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By cgfi on October 06th, 2003

Has America Already Lost High-Yield Agriculture?

Dennis T. Avery
America has had a proud two centuries of world leadership in high-yield agricultural research and technology. It stretches back to George Washington’s farming experiments and Abraham Lincoln signing the Morrill Act to create the land-grant colleges and agricultural experiment stations. It includes the hybrid seeds, mechanization, and pesticides that produce ample American ample food-while [...]

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By cgfi on June 26th, 2000

The World Really Needs High-Yield Ag: It Just Doesn’t Know it Yet!

Alex A. Avery
The Rev. Thomas Malthus’ famous question about whether humanity can continue to feed all the people was posed exactly 200 years ago.
It has taken us nearly all of that 200 years to be sure of an affirmative answer. Only recently have we been certain that the opening of the 21st century should see [...]

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By cgfi on March 17th, 2000

Will the World Throw Away High Yield Agriculture?

Alex A. Avery
Speech to the National Potato Promotion Board, Denver, Colorado
The Rev. Thomas Malthus’ famous question about whether humanity can continue to feed all the people was posed exactly 200 years ago.
It has taken us nearly all of that 200 years to be sure of an affirmative answer. Only recently have we been certain [...]

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By cgfi on October 25th, 1999

The War We Can’t Win Against Our Own Food System

Alex A. Avery
The Rev. Thomas Malthus’ famous question about whether humanity can continue to feed all the people was posed exactly 200 years ago.
It has taken us nearly all of that 200 years to be sure of an affirmative answer. Only recently have we been certain that the opening of the 21st century should see [...]

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